1. SAT Vocab List # 6

2. 1. Adroit Adj. Displaying physical or mental skill Because Kasey is adroit with a hockey stick, she made the school’s hockey team.

3. 2. Amorphous Adj. Without a clear shape, form or structure Once the sculpterer began working with the amorphous clay, he quickly turn it into a unique shaped vase.

4. 3. Audacious A Bold, daring, or fearless It takes an audacious person to climb to the top of Mt. Hood.

5. 4. Brevity N. Briefness, use of few words His brevity on the speech did not help him earn many points in the debate contest.

6. 5. Capitulate V. To surrender, to give in to an argument Several Senators decided to capitulate their stand on taxes in order to comply with the rest of their party.

7. 6. Cloister N. A covered walkway around a courtyard The couple raced to the cloister when rain begin splashing down around them.

8. 7. Dogmatic Adj. Expressing rigid (not changeable) opinions His dogmatic views on immigration kept him from winning the election.

9. 8. Eloquence N. fluent or persuasive speaking or writing Lindi’s eloquence made her a valuable member of the debate team.

10. 9. Insipid Adj. Dull, bland, without flavor Benny could not get a second date because of his insipid personality.

11. 10. Irresolute Adj. Unsure and unable to make decisions When trying to decide what college to apply for, Brian’s irresolute actions caused him to miss the deadline.

12. 11. Malefactor N. A wrongdoer, a criminal Please get a good education so you don’t have to become a malefactor in order to get money to buy necessities.

13. 12. Mellifluous Adj. Pleasant and soothing to listen to Because mellifluous music drifted around the room, students were able to get more work done.

14. 13. Quandary N. A dilemma, not knowing what to do Pete was in a quandary as to which girl he should ask to the Christmas dance.

15. 14. Repudiate V. To reject something Terri’s idea to go the movies was repudiated by the rest of the group so they all just stayed home and played games instead.

16. 15. Reticent Adj. not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. “She was extremely reticent about her personal affairs."

17. Vocab Practice Assignment For each word, find a picture on the Internet that reflects its meaning and explain why the picture matches the word. Example: adroit He is adroit because he can control a soccer ball.